with that.
What a journey in life.
Love that family.
>> Indeed, indeed.
Do you know someone else we
love?
Four years ago grace Vanderwall
stunned everyone when he won
"America's got talent" at just
12 years old.
>> America has voted.
The winner of the $1 million and
the star of the headline show in
Las Vegas is --
grace van Der wall!
>> How cool is that?
Grace is here with us now.
She's 16 making her acting debut
in the highly anticipated Disney
plus called "Star girl."
Good to see you.
>> Good to be here.
Good to be here.
>> All kind of grown up.
>> I literally look the same.
>> But longer.
>> Yeah, just stretched.
>> I remember you coming to the
show right after that.
What do you remember most about
that moment?
>> You know, it's actually quite
concerning.
I don't remember anything from
when I was 13, 12.
I have zero memories.
>> Really?
>> Like, zero memory.
Like, I will see things and I
see it and I don't have even
remember it.
>> Because you were so poised
and with it.
I love all the songs you were
writing with your sister.
Just don't remember?
>> Well, to your benefit though,
we have plenty of foot age of
not only your performances but
you walked away with a big win.
Your life kind of changed -- not
kind of.
Your life really changed after
that.
>> Yeah, yeah, it did.
>> When you think about what you
set out to do and what you're
doing now, do you kind of pinch
yourself sometimes?
>> I -- well, the thing is I
never -- I never really set out
for this.
That was -- this was never
really my desire.
>> Really?
>> Which I feel really, really
bad about sometimes because I
know so many people went on that
show for something.
And I kind of got on by chance,
and I just slowly gained more
and more of a passion for this
specifically.
You know what I mean?
>> I do.
>> Everything.
Not just making music.
I feel like this is going to
sound so cliché and stupid, but
I feel like I was born for this
because everything happened so
weirdly.
And I have grown to love
everything.
I love the interviews and the
promo and the tour and also
writing the songs and releasing
them.
And everything that a lot of
artists I think really hate.
>> Which is why you're naturally
great.
And now acting.
Tell us about the new role in
"Star girl."
>> Oh, my gosh.
I'm so scared.
I'm, like, so embarrassed.
I've seen it a couple of times
now.
It's pretty good.
I'm afraid to hype it up too
much because I don't want to set
expectations too high.
>> It's good.
>> It was my first film, so I
tried my best.
I'm really kpietd for everyone
to see it.
>> How can you relate to her?
>> I get asked that question a
lot now.
>> Let's ask a different one.
>> Pass.
Skip.
>> You not only acted in it, but
you also wrote on the sound
track and performed on it.
You merged the two worlds you
appreciate.
What was that experience like?
>> That was weird.
I always said I'll never be in a
musical and things like that and
now I'm in a musical.
It's not really a musical.
That's the thing.
It's not like --
>> Aladdin.
>> It's like she was a
cheerleader so she sang a cheer
leading song and things like
You know what I mean?
>> Grace, we just love watching
you shine.
Wither going to let you go.
Put up the picture of the
cotour.
Look at this.
How stunning is that?
So, grace come back with
everything.
We love "Star girl."